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IMAGE: Physicians at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the University of Maryland Medical School say a non-contact infrared thermometer, such as the one being used here to check a traveler for fever. view more
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While a fever is one of the most common symptoms for people who get sick with COVID-19, taking one s temperature is a poor means of screening who is infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the disease, and more importantly, who might be contagious. That s the conclusion of a perspective editorial by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the University of Maryland School of Medicine that describes why temperature screening primarily done with a non-contact infrared thermometer (NCIT) doesn t work as an effective strategy for stemming the spread of COVID-19.
The Trump Administration Treats Seniors as Expendable
October 29, 2020, 11:58 am
Amid a pandemic in which seniors have been disproportionately infected and killed, the Trump administration and its allies continue to fail at protecting seniors’ health care access. By downplaying the COVID-19 pandemic and failing to act, and discounting the impact of the coronavirus on seniors with preexisting conditions, the Trump administration and its allies are letting down older adults and those who love them. Meanwhile, the administration continues to push for repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which would cause seniors’ out-of-pocket premiums and prescription drug costs to soar, and to punt on prescription drug pricing reform. In the middle of a historic health crisis, the Trump administration has left seniors behind.
VERIFY: Did 2% of Californians have COVID-19 in December 2019?
The first American was diagnosed with COVID-19 in January 2020, but researchers re-tested blood donation samples to check for COVID-19 antibodies from a month prior. Author: David Lippman (KYTX) Updated: 11:32 PM CST December 14, 2020
TYLER, Texas Even though COVID-19 vaccines are now in use, the list of things we do not know about the coronavirus pandemic keeps growing. That includes when it actually began.
The first case of COVID-19 is believed to have been found in Wuhan, China on November 17, 2019. The first American with COVID-19 was diagnosed on January 20, 2020, in Washington State. But did it really take two months for the novel coronavirus to reach our shores? And, if not, how long had it been spreading in the United States, and how many people were infected without knowing?
Editorial: Wear a mask: Dead people don t need vaccinations
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The dead do not need vaccines.
That is why President-elect Joe Biden wants us to wear masks, so we can stay alive long enough to be vaccinated.
For months, people have seen COVID-19 vaccines as our only hope to end this pandemic, but it will be a false hope if we do not protect ourselves in the meantime.
Long a proponent of wearing masks, Biden has said he would encourage Americans to wear masks for 100 days. Then, in a plan he outlined last week, he said he would sign an executive order, on his first day in office, to require Americans to wear masks on buses and trains crossing state lines, as well as in federal buildings.